It's called bacterial wetwood and it rarely kills the tree. The bacteria usually enter from a wound, and feed on the tree's sap... lowering oxygen levels and creating an anaerobic condition, which is why the oozing sap smells bad.
Back in the day, people drilled holes in the trees, thinking it would lower the internal pressure... it actually makes the problem worse, not better. The higher internal pressures that cause the oozing are the result of fermentation. This actually makes it harder for wood rotting fungi to enter that part of the tree. There isn't any effective control, that I know of, for bacterial wetwood.

It's called bacterial wetwood and it rarely kills the tree. The bacteria usually enter from a wound, and feed on the tree's sap... lowering oxygen levels and creating an anaerobic condition, which is why the oozing sap smells bad.
Back in the day, people drilled holes in the trees, thinking it would lower the internal pressure... it actually makes the problem worse, not better. The higher internal pressures that cause the oozing are the result of fermentation. This actually makes it harder for wood rotting fungi to enter that part of the tree. There isn't any effective control, that I know of, for bacterial wetwood.

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It's called bacterial wetwood and it rarely kills the tree. The bacteria usually enter from a wound, and feed on the tree's sap... lowering oxygen levels and creating an anaerobic condition, which is why the oozing sap smells bad.
Back in the day, people drilled holes in the trees, thinking it would lower the internal pressure... it actually makes the problem worse, not better. The higher internal pressures that cause the oozing are the result of fermentation. This actually makes it harder for wood rotting fungi to enter that part of the tree. There isn't any effective control, that I know of, for bacterial wetwood.